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Strontium, oxygen, and carbon isotope variation in modern human dental enamel

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ID8313338
AuthorsEsther Plomp (0000-0003-3625-1357, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, corresponding author), Isabella C C von Holstein (0000-0002-2538-8457, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), L M Kootker (0000-0002-3551-2730, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Suzanne J A Verdegaal‐Warmerdam (0000-0002-3392-1100, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Suzanne J A Verdegaal-Warmerdam (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Tim Forouzanfar (0000-0002-1981-515X, Amsterdam University Medical Centers (Amsterdam UMC), location VUmc, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery Amsterdam Netherlands), G R Davies (0000-0002-6136-9202, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
Year2020
Volume172
Issue4
Pages586-604
Publication date2020-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajpa.24059
PMID32333689
OpenAlexW3018096372
LanguageEN
Citations received19
References cited52

OBJECTIVES: Isotopic analyses using human dental enamel provide information on the mobility and diet of individuals in forensic and archeological studies. Thus far, no study has systematically examined intraindividual coupled strontium (Sr), oxygen (O), and carbon (C) isotope variation in human enamel or the effect that caries have on the isotopic integrity of the enamel. The inadequate quantification of isotopic variation affects interpretations and may constrain sample selection of elements affected by caries. This study aims to quantify the intraindividual isotopic variation and provides recommendations for enamel sampling methods. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This study presents the first systematic results on intraindividual variation in Sr-O-C isotope composition and Sr concentration in modern human dental enamel of third molars (affected and unaffected by caries). A multiloci sampling approach (n = 6-20) was used to analyze surface and inner enamel, employing thermal ionization mass spectrometry (TIMS) and isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS). Third molars were analyzed from 47 individuals from the Netherlands, Iceland, the United States, the Caribbean, Colombia, Somalia, and South Africa. RESULTS: Intradental isotopic variation in modern Dutch dental elements was recorded for Sr, O, and C and exceeded the variation introduced by the analytical error. Single loci and bulk sampling approaches of third molars established that a single analysis is only representative of the bulk Sr isotope composition in 60% of the elements analyzed. Dental elements affected by caries showed twice the variation seen in unaffected dental elements. Caries did not consistently incorporate the isotopic composition of the geographical environment in which they developed. DISCUSSION: C are required to demonstrate changes in modern Dutch human diet or geographic location

Analytical Chemistry (journal) · Biology · Chromatography · Dental enamel · Enamel paint · Human tooth · Isotope · Isotope analysis · Isotope-ratio mass spectrometry · Isotopes of carbon · Isotopes of oxygen · Isotopes of strontium · Mass spectrometry · Mineralogy · Molar · Nuclear chemistry · Radiochemistry · Strontium · Tooth enamel · Total organic carbon · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Chemistry · Dentistry · Ecology · Environmental Chemistry · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Geology · Paleontology · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

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